Heater is the latest in a string of snake bites in northeast Florida. Putnam County has had four bites reported in recent weeks. In Nassau County, 4-year-old Brayden Bullard was bitten by a rattlesnake and died just weeks ago.

Schuler said it's a warning that's been echoed all summer long: Watch out for snakes because plenty of people have been bitten so far this year.

"With the weather we're having, with heat and all kinds of snakes, be careful, especially where they're out," Schuler said. "If you get bit, go to a hospital and get checked out."

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